Journal for car-wheels for all kinds of vehicles



H. FRAPPART.

JOURNAL FOR CAR WHEELS FOR ALL KINDS OF VEHICLES. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 16, I919.

L34 1,40, Patented Aug. 3, 1920.

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the hub' of the in position, between the. axle areduction of the invention to Y dotted lines,

Be it known that-L'Hnmxx FRAPPART,

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' mission,

To all w /mm, it may concern citizen of the United States, residing at Klllcaid, in'the county of Christian and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useprovements in Journals for Car} Wheels for-all Kinds of Vehicles, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings.

T 's invention relates to an improved wheels, and it has for its object to provide a simple,

efiiclent and pract cal device of this kind including anti-friethe friction to a A further objectof the invention is to providea journal 511 journal box including forretaining ther object of Yid v nalox, an axle'mounted therein,-on which wheel is journaled, incombinatlon with a chamber formed box, to receive an o the wheel, thereby retaining the. wheel on the axle, there being meansp vided for retaining the anti-frictional means and the interior of the wheel. e design and construction at presare deemed it is obvious that as a result of a more pracfor commercial purposes, the in be susceptible to changes, and the right to these changes is cla'imed,provided they are comprehended within the scolpe of what is claimed.

he invention comprises further features and combination of parts, as will be herein after set forth,shown in the drawings and of the hub preferable,

tlcal form vention may In the drawings: 1 is a vertical sectional 'view through the improved portions of its spokes connected there Fig.2 is a sectional view on line 2-2 of Fig.- 1,showing the, journal box in elevation, and showing the anti-frictional rollers in operating between the hub of the wheel and'the axle. V r

ig. 3 is a cross-sectionalv1ew on lme 3-43 ofF1g.1. his 4% 1s a se ion l VIQW on 11m -4 0t Specification of Mel's fatent. App icationfifedseptember 1c, rem Serial 1105324990.

a sleeve lining should be asuficient V axle 10 is rovided and it has a reduced tion' 12 terminates end of the axle.

tion 12 extends from the axle, a shoulder. 16

sections 17 and 18.

--Patentd Aug. 3, 192a Fig. 1, showing'the retaining plate 4, the

8 axle removed.

Referring to the drawlngs, l designateshollow and the hub of a car wheel, which is cylindrical in form, and which has its inner endopen and its outer end closed. However, the outer end of the hub is provided an opening or aperture 14, through which suitable lubricant may be inserted for lubricating the hub and th of any suitable preferably steel,

lmng is pressed into the hub of the wheel to prevent turning, and one end of the ng contacts with the shoulder 8 of the interior of the hub. Th

spokes 11 project radially from the hub, as shown clearly in Figs. 1 and 2. The inner end of the hub terminates in an annular to the inner end of he semi-circular plates 4 and 5, ese semi-circular plates are secured by means of screws 6. It is the aim that there of the hub to hold the gaging the inner end firmly semi-circular plates in place. -The plate 4' conforms concentrically with the an nular' flange 9 of theinner end of the hub. e plate 4 is of sufiicient diameter near its central portion, to overlie the inner end of the sleeve lining, thereby affording means to prevent excessive movement of the antifrictional rollers. In 4 constitutes retaining means for the antifrictio'nal rollers and the sleeve lining. An

ore outer end of the reduced iiorin an integral annular forming a shoulder 15, outer" ends may contact to not onlv tion 12.

collar 13, thereby againstwhich the frictional roller.7 revent excessive ut also to retain ere the reduced poris formed.

A journal box reduced portion jou'rnal box comprises the top These sections, as shown Zerein o is mounted to engage the cl a y n F g 1 and e usual form of other words,the plate i of the antimovementof the rollers V the wheel on the reduce '12 of the axle 10. This] and bottom' 110 anti-frictional rollers and 12 of the axle. The upper tenslon 12 of the axle 10.

plates having semi-cylindrical bearings 19 and 20, which engage the'reduced portion late section 17 face is provi ed with an enwhich is elongated .in form,

and its under largement 21,

and engages angular recesses 22 of the lower plate section, thereby reinforcing .the two plate sections relatively to each other. The outer ends of the plate sections 17 and 18 are provided with annular flanges 23 .and 24;, which are provided with right angle portions 25 and 26, which overlie the marginal edges of the flange 9 and the retaining plate 4. These right angle portions. or flanges 25 and 26 have extenslon flanges 27 and 28, which are disposed at right angles to the parts 25 and 26 and are arranged to engage the outer face of the annular flange 9 of the hub, thereby acting to retain the hub in place. lhe extension flange 27 is provided with a semi-circular lid 29, as shown clearly in Figs. 1 and 4, to overlie the hub of the wheel. The retaining plate 4 (which is in the form of a washer or circular plate) has its central opening large enough to receive an integral collar 12, which is formed on The opening in the retaining plate or washer 1 is made large enough to pass over the integral collar 13. The integral collar 12 is formed upon the reduced extension 12 of the axle 10 in order to fill the opening in the washer or retaining plate. This retaining washer or plate is provided primarily to retain the lubricant in the hub of the wheel. The plate sections 17 and 18 of the journal box 30. The parts of the journal box which overlie the annular flange 9 and the retaining plates 4 are provided with lateral extensions 31 and 32, through which bolts 33 pass, there being nuts bolts, to additionallj secure the parts of the journal box in place. It is to be noted that the inner ends of the plate sections 17 and 18 contact with the shoulder 16 of the axle 10. By virtue of the anti-frictional rollers? being positioned so as to engage the shoulder 15, and since the retaining plates 4. and 5 are positioned to abut the inner ends of the anti-frictional rollers, it is to be noted that the hub of the wheel and the journal box are held in position, and furthermore, excessive axial movement 0 lower late section 18 has an outlet opening or ori cs 35, adapted to carry off dirt or any foreign matter which may accumulate in the journal box. By virtue of the en-l largement 21 engaging the angular recesses 22, the

tively reinforced thereby relieving the strain onthe bolts 30, and also'relieving the strain upon the bolts 33.

tion of the reduced end end of the hub the reduced ex-' 34 applied to the f the 'axle is prevented. The portion 26 of the 1 plate sections 17 and 18 are .rela- The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and useful is:

1. The combination with a journal boxle parts, one end of ing comprising separab said boxing terminating in a caslng, of a wheel having a hub, one end of which rotatably fitting through one end of the wall of the casing, the end fitting through the wall. having an annular flange swiveled in the casing, an axle provided with an elongated reduced end having a shoulder at its inner portion and a fixed collar substantially intermediate the shoulder and the outer end of the reduced portion, the porbetween the collar and the shoulder journaled in the boxing, whereby as the flanged end of the hub of the wheel rotatably operates in the casing, the majority of the strain is relieved on the boxlng by being transferred to the axle, a circular ring plate carried bythe inner and having a central opening overlying the periphery of the intermediate collar thereby providing a lubricant seal, the outer end of the reduced portion of the axle terminating in a fixed collar, the part of the reduced portion, of the axle between the two collars being operatively mounted in the hub of the wheel.

2. In a device for the purpose indicated, an axle having a reduced axle and provided with a collar located centrally of said reduced axle end, a journal boxing in which a portion of the reduced axle end on one side of the central collar is mounted, a wheel having a hub rotatively and oper- -atively connected with the journal boxing and mounted upon the reduced axle and on the other side of the .central collar, a circular ring plate carried by the inner end of the hub and having a central opening in surrounding relation to the periphery of the central collar thereby constituting a lubricant seal.

3. In a devlce as set forth, an axle having a reduced axle and provided with a shoulder at its inner portion and a shoulder at its extreme outer end and having an intermediate collar, a journal boxing engaging the reduced axle and between the intermediate collar and the first shoulder, a wheel having a hub engaging between the collar at the extreme outer end of the reduced axle and the intermediate collar, said hub being rotatably and operatively connected to the journal boxing, a circular ring plate on the endof the hub which is operatively connected to the journal boxing, and provldedi with a central opening in surrounding relation with the periphery of the intermediate collar, thereby constituting a lubricant seal. I V

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my 1 signature.

HENRY FRAPPABT. 

